Ms Cook said: "We're from Wokingham originally, we moved from Wokingham 15 years ago to Southampton and I was lucky enough to go to the Southampton opening and it was fantastic - we're great lovers of IKEA.

"We've been tracking this one for years to see when it's going to open, we're really excited for everyone in the area so we wanted to come along and join the fun.

Katie Cook and her daughter Ella outside IKEA Reading

"It's been brilliant, we've been here since seven o'clock this morning and it's been fantastic."

She added:"[We've] totally been taken care of, we've had people bringing us out things to do, things to read, things to eat, water, anything we want.